2027: Sanusi Receives APC Apex Leaders from IBSE LG, Seeks Unity and Support Ahead of Elections
The Okanlomo Oodua and Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Engr. Jubril Dotun Sanusi, has received over 60 apex leaders and key stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ibadan South-East Local Government at the Ilaji Resort, Ibadan.
The high-level engagement formed part of ongoing consultations aimed at strengthening party unity, deepening grassroots mobilisation and fostering greater cooperation among APC stakeholders ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
Among the prominent stakeholders who attended the meeting were Alhaji Mufutau Adisa Gbayawu; Hon. Alhaji Mojeed Olaoye; Hon. Akeem Olatunji Akogun; Alhaji Wasiu Ajimobi, Ikolaba Olubadan of Ibadanland; Dr. Chief (Mrs.) A.A. Fayokun; Chief (Mrs.) Dr. C.A Isijola, Mogaji Abass Oloko; and Mr. Asanke Tajudeen Abioye, among other party leaders and community stakeholders.
Also present were the APC candidate for the Ibadan North-East/Ibadan South-East Federal Constituency, Hon. Ibrahim Olayode Iyiola, as well as the two APC candidates for the Oyo State House of Assembly representing constituencies within Ibadan South-East Local Government, Hon. Wasiu Hamzat and Hon. Warris Adegoke Alawuje.
Representatives of the JDS Movement from Ward 04, Ibadan South-East Local Government, led by Chief Adebayo Oloko, also participated in the engagement.
The meeting provided a platform for frank discussions on party cohesion, grassroots mobilisation, effective representation and the need for stakeholders to work collectively towards strengthening the APC’s presence across Ibadan North-East and South-East.
Speaking during the meeting, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi called for greater unity, commitment and collaboration among party leaders and members. He urged stakeholders to take the message of the party and its candidates to the grassroots while maintaining peaceful and issue-based political engagement.
Chief Sanusi further appealed to the stakeholders to rally support for the APC candidates across the various elective positions, stressing the importance of coordinated efforts, active participation and sustained engagement with constituents.
He emphasised that political leadership should remain focused on the interests and development of the people, while encouraging candidates and party leaders to maintain regular engagement with their constituents and stakeholders.
The stakeholders, in turn, reaffirmed the importance of unity and cooperation within the party and expressed their readiness to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and support the party’s candidates ahead of the forthcoming elections.
The meeting ended on a note of renewed solidarity, with participants stressing the need for continued consultation, peaceful political participation and collective action among APC stakeholders across Ibadan South-East and the wider Ibadan North-East/South-East Federal Constituency.